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In Bemidji, the Mudcats won their own tournament defeating Ada 8-0 for the championship. The Bemidji Blue Ox surprised the field finishing third while beating the Wadena Shockers 1-0. Fort Ripley finished seventh by beating Nimrod 5-4. The Rebels were the defending champions. Dent took fifth with a 5-4 win over Roseau.
This was the fifth time the Mudcats have won their own tournament in nine years. Tyler Norland threw a five-hit shutout to seal the championship for Bemidji. The Mudcat’s Dan Nolan was named tournament MVP.
In earlier games, Bemidji beat Nimrod 6-5 and Wadena/Deer Creek 2-0. Ada defeated Dent 7-2 and Bemidji Blue Ox 5-1. The Bemidji Blue Ox shocked Fort Ripley 7-6 in an opening round game, Wadena/Deer Creek beat Roseau 5-1, Dent beat Fort Ripley 5-4 and Roseau beat Nimrod 8-2.
In Sobieski, the Skis also won their own tournament. They beat Sauk Centre 13-0, Pearl Lake 4-1 and Clear Lake 3-0 to finish first in the round robin tournament. All the other three teams finished with 1-2 records. Other tournament scores were: Sauk Centre 8, Clear Lake 7 (8 innings); Clear Lake 7, Pearl Lake 6; Pearl Lake 10, Sauk Centre 5.
In the opening round Sobieski scored ten runs in the very first inning. Andrew Lange hit a grand slam HR and Simon Waltman threw a no-hitter while also hitting a three-run HR.
In Detroit Lakes, the Jamestown Elks defeated the Jamestown Merchants 8-2 to win the Second Annual Detroit Lakes Tournament. Detroit Lakes beat Staples 4-1 for third place, Vergas beat Wheaton 8-4 in the consolation championship and Crookston beat the split squad Detroit Lakes team 12-0 for seventh place.
In earlier games, the Jamestown Merchants beat Wheaton 11-1 and Staples 31-0. Detroit Lakes beat Vergas 9-1; Jamestown Elks beat Red Eye 11-1 and Detroit Lakes 16-0 and it was Staples 10, Crookston 3. Wheaton beat Crookston 7-0 in the other early game.
In Cannon Falls, the Edina E-Sox scored nine runs in all three of their games and won the championship. They defeated the host Cannon Falls Bears 9-4, Winthrop 9-1 and Kasson in the final 9-5. Kasson made the finals by beating the Metro Merchants 7-1 and the Minneapolis Rocks 3-1. The Rocks finished in third place by beating Winthrop 14-2. Montgomery defeated Red Roosters in the consolation championship.
In Victoria, the Vics lost to Minnetonka in the championship game with the Minneapolis Cobras finishing third. |